Senate Committee OKs Conservatorship Rewrite

The state Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved changes to state law governing conservatorships on Tuesday after hearing a report from the Tennessee Bar Association. The Tennessean reports that TBA legislative counsel Steve Cobb told the panel that a statewide series of hearings showed the ways emergency cases are being handled varies widely and that some cases are disturbing. The Tennessean says the bill will include new provisions under which people can be placed under a conservator’s control without notice and clarify the role of people appointed to serve as a “guardian ad litem” or fact-finder in the cases.